There are signs of a gradual recovery in family finances with a slight increase in the number of people who have more than €100 left at the end of the month once all their bills are paid.

A fifth of households said they will miss the property tax payment deadline because they do not have the money.

Struggling homeowners are using credit cards to make ends meet every month while 40% of households have had to borrow money over the past year to pay their bills.

Over 1.6 million people in Ireland now have just €100 to spare at the end of each month, according to new research carried out by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU).

More than half of consumers (55%) say they are facing a serious struggle to pay bills on time, according to a study from the Irish League of Credit Unions (ICLU).

A new survey from the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) has revealed that 55% of students plan to work part-time this year to make ends meet.

PARENTS have been forced to dip into funds built up for their children’s college education to tide themselves over due to unemployment and wage cuts, credit unions are reporting.

Nine out of 10 credit unions are in good health despite the crippling economic conditions, according to the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU).

LOAN growth at credit unions across the Republic and Northern Ireland declined again in 2007.

CREDIT unions in the North will be at a disadvantage if the Financial Regulator imposes a guaranteed savings protection scheme (SPS), the credit union movement has warned.

IRISH credit unions have the highest proportion of savers and borrowers of any credit union movement in the world, it emerged last night.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has accused the Dail Sub-Committee on the Abbeylara siege of narrowing the focus of its inquiry into the incident.